"Tragic Midair Collision Claims 67 Lives Near Washington, D.C , Army Helicopter and Jetliner Crash: Nation's Worst Air Disaster in Decades, Midair Collision Near Washington: Deadliest U.S. Aviation Accident in Years

   

Here is the visual representation of the tragic midair collision near Washington, D.C.

All 67 persons on board the two planes were killed in a midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner, officials confirmed Thursday as they examined the military pilot's actions in the deadliest aviation accident to strike the nation in over 25 years.According to officials, the helicopter reportedly flew into the path of the American Airlines regional flight late Wednesday as it was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport, which is located just across the Potomac River from Washington. As a result, at least 28 bodies were recovered from the frigid waters of the river. Three soldiers were in the helicopter, and the aircraft had 60 passengers and four crew members.Last night, an Army helicopter carrying three persons and American Eagle Flight 5342, which was traveling from Wichita, Kansas, with 60 passengers and four crew members, collided in midair close to Reagan Washington National Airport. After the two planes fell into the Potomac River, scores of bodies have been recovered from the icy waters thus far in a rescue effort that has grown into a significant recovery effort.There are no survivors, according to President Donald Trump's statement today. Additionally, Trump and his cabinet officials attacked DEI efforts during the White House press briefing on the incident. Staffing at the Reagan Washington National Airport air traffic control tower Friday night was "not normal," according to a preliminary FAA report on the disaster, a source told NBC News. According to U.S. Figure Skating, the passenger plane had American figure skaters, coaches, and relatives who had attended a camp in Wichita.Even while the accident was devastating, aviation experts said it should be viewed as an exception in an air traffic system that has been remarkably disaster-free for many years. "Facture played a part. Technology is a part of it. Mostly, it was the amazing work that air traffic controllers and pilots do.A comparable commercial catastrophe in U.S. airspace must be traced back to 2009. Then, on its way from New Jersey to Buffalo, New York, a Colgan Air plane stopped as it approached and collided with a house, killing 49 passengers and crew members and one person inside. While landing in San Francisco, California, in 2013, an Asiana Airlines aircraft crashed. An emergency response vehicle struck a person on the tarmac, and two passengers who were not wearing seat belts were murdered when they were flung off the aircraft. No one else was killed, but 187 others were injured, many of them seriously.Although U.S. airlines have been involved in several other high-profile incidents recently, none of them have resulted in widespread casualties. For instance, a door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max broke out in midair last year, but the aircraft landed safely despite some minor injuries to some of its occupants. Experts emphasized that these incidents only happen in a very small percentage of the millions of flights that happen in the United States each year.The incident happened in one of the busiest and most strictly controlled areas of US airspace. Not including the numerous military installations with aviation operations in the area, the Washington region is home to three major airports, eleven minor airports, and dozens of heliports.The United States' general aviation sector is excellent overall. "They must all follow what are known as safety management systems, or SMS. They undergo audits on a regular basis. They have an internal auditing program, and individuals like me are always looking into and evaluating their safety program. Thus, it's exceptional.Despite years of efforts to increase recruiting, the US air travel system has been under increasing strain in recent years due to a well-established lack of air traffic controllers nationwide. Additionally, air travel has become safer. And despite 16 crash-free years, flying is riskier due to traffic in many large cities, particularly in the Washington, DC, area.Commercial aviation is the safest mode of transportation, according to experts, but there are strains on the system that have been evident in a number of near-tragedies in recent years, even while America continues to set the gold standard for airline safety.In 1927, the U.S. government started releasing data on commercial aircraft safety. Although economic control of the U.S. aviation sector was abolished by legislation in 1978, safety regulation remained largely intact. The NTSB's safety record for U.S. airlines operating scheduled services globally from 2000.Americans intend to take a significant number of international trips in 2023. Travel Agent Central reports that more than 90% of covered travel booked in 2023 will go abroad, finally returning to pre-pandemic levels. CNBC experts are referring to this tendency as "revenge travel," which was sparked by the stir-crazy behavior that resulted from COVID-19 restrictions. Europe is one of the most popular destinations, and Asia has seen a massive 8% growth in travel from the previous year. It's likely that you're also planning your own bucket list travels.Using a range of safety metrics from the previous five years, Airline Rating's safety rating standards analyze 385 distinct airlines. Data on crashes and other events involving pilots are included in that study, along with information on an airline's fleet age, pilot training programs, COVID compliance, and audit results from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Depending on their level of safety, each airline can receive up to seven stars.According to Airline Ratings, events that were found to be neither the pilot's nor the airline's fault are not taken into account when determining safety ratings. "All airlines have incidents every day, and many are aircraft or engine manufacture issues, not airline operational problems," explains Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas. What separates a good airline from a bad one is how the flight crew responds to certain situations.

Airline Ratings has ranked the top twenty safest airlines as follows. Quantas (Australia) Air New Zealand (NZ) Etihad Airways (united Arab Emirates) Qatar Airways(Qatar) Singapore Airlines (Singapore) TAP Air Portugal (Portugal) Emirates (The United Arab Emirates) Alaska Airlines (United States) EVA Air (Taiwan Virgin Australia / Atlantic (Australia) Cathay Pacific Airlines (HK) Hawaiian Airlines (United States) SAS (Sweden) United Airlines (United States) Lufthansa / Swiss Group (Germany) FinnAir (Finland) British Airways (United Kingdom). KLM (Netherlands) American Airlines (United States) Delta Airlines (United States).